Osmos
Physics puzzle game about absorbing motes while losing mass to move
Hemisphere Games · Released Aug 18, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 1,445
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Dec 9, 2019
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Osmos?
Osmos is a single-player, 2D physics puzzle game set among drifting motes. You absorb smaller motes to grow and eject some of your own mass to steer. Its levels introduce attractors, repulsors, and other motes that compete to grow.
For you if...
- +you like quiet physics puzzles with electronic music
- +you enjoy careful movement and increasingly difficult levels
- +you like replaying random versions of familiar levels
Not for you if...
- −you want constant action instead of slow drifting
- −you dislike puzzles that require precise orbital adjustments
What players say
86% of 1,445 reviews are positive
Players praise the electronic soundtrack and the mix of calm play and tricky puzzles. Complaints focus on frustrating later orbital levels, long waits, and movement that feels too punishing.
Screenshots and trailer
Osmos system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP or Vista
- Processor
- 1 GHz
- Graphics
- 3D graphics card with OpenGL support. Minimum resolution 800x600
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 33 Mb
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian.
Tags
- Indie
- Casual
- Puzzle
- Relaxing
- Singleplayer
- Physics
- Great Soundtrack
- Atmospheric
- 2D
- Difficult
- Minimalist
- Space
- Procedural Generation
- Arcade
- Strategy
- Sci-fi
Recent updates
- Dec 9, 2019 · Osmos for Mac Updated
- Jan 8, 2010 · Osmos Update 1.6.0
- Jan 8, 2010 · Osmos Update 1.6.0
- Sep 29, 2009 · Latest Osmos Update, 1.5.8
- Sep 29, 2009 · Latest Osmos Update, 1.5.8
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